Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold is one of those genius behind-the-scenes craftsmen who also happened to write a couple of songs everyone on earth has heard. "Thank You for Being a Friend" is so woven into pop culture that most people don't even know there's a real songwriter behind it, which is a little tragic and very Andrew Gold. His work backing Linda Ronstadt shows just how deep his musicianship ran. I have a soft spot for these melodic, sun-drenched 1970s California pop records, and Gold's fingerprints are all over that sound. An underrated talent gone too soon.

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Andrew Gold (August 2, 1951 - June 3, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Burbank, California. He is best known for his 1977 hit "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend," the latter widely recognized as the theme to the sitcom The Golden Girls. A sought-after session musician, he contributed extensively to Linda Ronstadt's recordings and other major artists' work.

Name (English)

Andrew Gold

Name (Japanese)

アンドリュー・ゴールド

Reading

あんどりゅー・ごーるど

Born

August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011

Origin

Burbank, California, United States

Occupation

Guitarist / Singer / Singer-songwriter / Music producer / Recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

• Official sitehttps://www.andrewgold.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andrewgoldofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/ANDREWGOLDMUSIC
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Gold
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596698

Tags

• California-born
• Guitarist
• Singer
• Singer-songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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